Blizzard Live Stream on Art Development and Animation

Blizzard is holding a livestream on art development and animation with Senior 3D Animator Ian Lang and 3D Artist Kenny McBride.\r\r\r\rThis is not a Q&A, but it could provide a fascinating look into parts of BFA that often are overlooked in official discussions. BFA has many Allied Races with distinctive appearances, including Kul Tiran Humans on a brand-new rig, beautiful zones representing two different cultures, dazzling FX, and a host of new characters with iconic appearances.\r\rEarlier in Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard partnered with ArtStation for a series of art spotlights:\rCharacter Art\rFX\/Animation\rDungeon Environment\rProp Art and Level Design\rVisual Development and Environments\r\r\r\r\r\rAllied Race Release Date\r\rThey announced that Kul Tiran and Zandalari Trolls will be playable "around the week of March 12th"!\r\r<iframe src="https:\/\/clips.twitch.tv\/embed?clip=AgitatedInnocentShrewBuddhaBar&autoplay=false" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" height="378" width="620"><\/iframe>\r\rKul Tiran\r\rStarting off by talking about Kul Tirans. Their motifs are tentacles and anchors. \r\r\r\rThey had to discuss what a pub or house looks like for the Kul Tirans. They have a strong identity to the sea as they have the ultimate navy of Azeroth.\r\r\r\r\rWith the Kul Tiran Allied Race, they created a whole new suit of options. \r\r\r\rThe Kul Tirans have lived a place that isn't very habitable and they have this grit. These have the same pose and it doesn't work on a smaller creature. \r\r\r\rThe Kul Tiran Druid forms are based after the Wicker creatures from Drustvar, constructs of wicker and wood reflecting the dark power of the Drust.\r\r\r\rZandalari\r\rThe Zandalari are very rich and warm and a lot of angular, well-crafted shapes. \r\rThey went for an ancient worldly feel for Zuldazar. Dinosaurs are also old and loas are important to the trolls. \r\r\r\r\rThere are a lot of different cultures of Trolls and when you look at the Zandalari, it's less tribal and more grounded in foundation and with prestige, wealth and honor. \r\rFor their Druid forms, since the Trolls worship the Loa, they figured they would take after their loa. They started with the Travel Form for the Zandalari and realized they needed the full suite of custom forms. The Zandalari Druid Cat Form is a mix of creatures, re-imagining a cat as a swift dinosaur, with chameleon and reptile influences. \r\r\r\rThe Zandalari Troll used to be about 10% shorter (seen on the left). The Zandalari are so regal, that they should have a grand silhouette and they walk around dinosaurs, so their height was increased (seen on the right).\r\r\r\rShape Language\r\rShape Language is important. You have the Tortollan which are nice and round, but the creatures in Drustvar are very spiky.\r\r\r\rThe Kul Tiran Weapons were also based on military weapons. They were based on real weapons. A gun-axe is a real thing!\r\r\r\rThe Zandalari's weapons are more ornate and regal, as they have the money. You can see the feathers and the gold to show regalness on their armor. On the Zandalari Troll Allied Race mount, it's covered in so much gold. \r\r\r\rThe Blood Trolls also have their own theme. Very ritualistic and gross.\r\r\r\rSigils\r\rThese are the Sigils for the different Allied Races. You can see the worn Gold color on the left with Kul Tirans with the cold chill colours compared to the Zandalari's with a more vibrant Gold color and the more natural look.\r\r\r\rReady Poses\r\rYou have the Kul Tiran while is a lot grittier -- you can see how grounded she is. Whereas the Zandalari is not as grounded, there's nimbleness and agility and it looks like she can dodge an attack.\r\r\r\rThe Kul Tiran have their own regiment and look like they can take hits while stabbing you. \r\r\r\rThe Zandalari armor has exposed chests and feet and makes them seem more agile. It looks like they can do backflips and then stab you.\r\r

Commenti

Commento di OutofCheeseError

Commento di ZaiMic

Did I hear correctly? Zandalari trolls finally playable on March 12th?

Commento di bluesolei

on 2019-02-28T13:18:10-06:00

Removed

Commento di cloudotq

on 2019-02-28T13:33:16-06:00

They better give more info on Heritage armor. Tired of waiting.

Commento di ED209

on 2019-02-28T13:57:40-06:00

They should have more of these live streams where different departments show off their processes and stuff. Music would be nice to see.

Commento di Luck4

on 2019-02-28T14:01:28-06:00

They should have more of these live streams where different departments show off their processes and stuff. Music would be nice to see.\r\rYeah, I also think music that would be great.

Commento di DoctorPoolboy

on 2019-02-28T14:47:40-06:00

They should have more of these live streams where different departments show off their processes and stuff. Music would be nice to see.\r\rYeah, I also think music that would be great.\r\rAgreed! This is a great way to improve communication with the community and we get to see so much of the interesting development side stuff.

Commento di RyukaiSan

on 2019-02-28T17:51:49-06:00

I hope they upload this to Youtube so I can watch it, been looking forward to it, but Twitch hates me. 720p plays fine on Youtube no problem, twitch on the other hand = 5 seconds play time, 10 seconds buffering time (repeat for the entire video... urgh....)

Commento di Veph

on 2019-02-28T18:10:53-06:00

This was such a fun and interesting panel to watch! I love seeing this behind the scenes stuff and hearing the people share their passion and enthusiasm. I'd love to see more panels like this in the future!

Commento di Pamuya

on 2019-02-28T18:54:33-06:00

I was honestly getting Gorgonopsid vibes from the Zandalari 'cats'

Commento di chonkolay

on 2019-02-28T20:00:50-06:00

I find the art\/animation stuff fascinating, but I would love if they showed or described the actual process they used (or at least show a sample, such as designing, creating a weapon, prop, armor, etc) such as sculpting the armor pieces in a program, hand painting certain items, attaching 3-d elements to other 3-d elements, etc. That's stuff I would love to see as a long time wonderer and fan.

Commento di perculia

on 2019-02-28T20:01:21-06:00

YouTube VoD was posted 30 min or so ago, I've added it to the post.\r\rI found this stream really enjoyable, and I wouldn't mind if they did more art streams as new content was released.

Commento di RyukaiSan

on 2019-03-01T08:10:06-06:00

I was honestly getting Gorgonopsid vibes from the Zandalari 'cats'\r\rPersonally I was getting Postosuchus vibes (add a couple of tusks to them and it's almost a perfect match)